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title: "RGO-A zone in New Westminster: Residential Ground-Oriented Infill District (4 Unit)"
place: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/new-westminster
zone: RGO-A
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (consolidated as of June 8, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/rgo-a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/rgo-a.json"
---

# RGO-A zone in New Westminster: Residential Ground-Oriented Infill District (4 Unit)

A range of ground-oriented housing including single detached dwellings, duplex dwellings, multiplexes, laneway and carriage houses, and secondary suites.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A range of ground-oriented housing including single detached dwellings, duplex dwellings, multiplexes, laneway and carriage houses, and secondary suites.
- **Main uses:** Single detached dwellings; Duplexes; Multiplexes; Public utilities; Women’s transition house; Accommodation for youth in foster care and transitioning from foster care
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Uses accessory to any permitted principal use; Home based business; Secondary suites; Keeping of up to four foster children in a dwelling unit or eight child care children on a site
- **Minimum lot area:** 557.40 m² (6,000 square feet)
- **Minimum lot width:** Frontage of not less than 10% of the site perimeter
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Building coverage 40% (2 dwelling units), 45% (3 to 4 units), 50% (5 to 6 units)
- **Maximum density:** Not more than 4 dwelling units per lot (including secondary suites). Maximum floor space ratio: 0.6 for 2 units, 0.7 for 3 units, 0.8 for 4 units
- **Maximum height:** Peak height 12.0 metres (39.4 feet) for a peaked roof; 11.0 metres (36.1 feet) for a roof with a pitch of 4:12 or less
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Detached accessory buildings: one storey, 4.57 metres (15 feet) for a peaked roof or 3.6 metres (12 feet) for a roof pitch of 4:12 or less, measured from the height datum
- **Front setback:** 3.5 metres (11.5 feet)
- **Rear setback:** Where the rear lot line abuts a lane: 1.2 metres (4 feet), otherwise 3.0 metres (9.84 feet). All portions of buildings over 2 storeys must be set back 5.0 metres (16.4 feet) from rear lot lines
- **Interior side setback:** 1.22 metres (4 feet)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 metres (9.84 feet) where an exterior side lot line abuts a street
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Detached accessory buildings: garage or carport 6.71 metres (22 feet) less lane width from a lane; 4.57 metres (15 feet) from the corner of the site at an intersection of streets and/or lanes; swimming pool 1.52 metres (5 feet) from side and rear site lines; 3.0 metres (9.84 feet) from any exterior side site line; 0.6 metres (1.96 feet) from a rear lot line; 3.65 metres (12 feet) from the rear site line where the site fronts a collector, arterial or major road without lane access
- **Other rules:** Single detached dwellings follow the NR-1 regulations west of Eighth Street and north of Sixth Avenue, the RS-4 regulations in Queens Park, and otherwise RS-1; Secondary suites must be in the same building as a principal dwelling unit, with not more than one per principal unit; Minimum planted site space is 30% (2 units), 20% (3 to 4 units) or 15% (5 to 6 units) of site area; Detached accessory buildings may not cover more than 10% of the site area

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (consolidated as of June 8, 2026), s. 401](https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/Complete_Zoning_Bylaw_No._6680_2001___As_of_June_8_2026(1%29.pdf#page=174) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in New Westminster: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/rgo-a/_